Art Cashin, Wall Street veteran and CNBC regular, dies at age 83

NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Art Cashin, a renowned market pundit and the UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, has died at the age of 83, UBS said.

Cashin, once dubbed "Wall Street's version of Walter Cronkite" by The Washington Post, was a regular on CNBC, delivering stock market commentary and analysis to the business news channel's viewers for more than 25 years. His Wall Street career spanned more than six decades.

"It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of Arthur Cashin, Jr., a true giant in our industry," Bill Carroll, head of sales and development at UBS Wealth Management USA, said in a memo sent to employees on Monday.

The memo did not say when he had died or give details about the circumstances.

In addition to his role at UBS, Cashin was renowned for his daily newsletter, Cashin's Comments, which was published for over 25 years with a daily circulation of more than 100,000 readers. He was also a regular on CNBC's "Art Cashin on the Markets," a segment airing several times a week over more than two decades.

"It's fair to say that over this time, Art Cashin became a household name for investors across the country, who benefited from his savvy insight on the markets, good humor and wit," the ...
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